The Missing Link

It was just a thing; really, he shouldn’t have been so upset about it.

But, that’s the way he was, and this was devastating.

It was his, it was a gift, it was sentimental.

He wore them at his high school graduation, his prom, his first job interview, his wedding.

Out of a hundred pair, they were his favorites; sure, sure, it was just a missing cuff-link; but it was a link to his past.

And it was gone.

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I got real attached to a Cross ink pen. Signed a lot of important documents with it: marriage license, first home mortgage, first million-dollar contract in my career and a lot of others that followed. I was so upset when I somehow lost it. The clip had become loose and it must have slipped out of my shirt pocket as I leaned over somewhere and fallen out without my knowing it.

I got attached to a nice watch as well. It turned up missing last year and I felt naked with out it. I bought one just like it to replace it. The housekeeping service found my old one in the house two weeks after the new one arrived. Sold the replacement on eBay…the one just felt better on my arm.

Comment by Vickie B on June 15, 2017 at 10:33 am

I haven’t lost cufflinks, but I have lost one of favorite pair of earrings. So aggravating. It’s happened more than once.

We both chose the same kind of link for our stories today 🙂 I think we all have a few sentimental items that mean more to us because of the memories they invoke than their actual material worth does. I keep a small treasure box of such things that my kids will surely toss in the trash at my passing. The cufflink in your story was even more special because it was a gift given to him. Great writing, UP!

As insignificant and fleeting as material things are, some do hold powerful significance when attached to particular memories. Sad to lose the tangible representation of beautiful memories. I do hope he holds them close in his mind and heart, no matter where the cufflink is.

What a beautiful cuff-link with so many wonderful connections to the past. It is difficult to lose something that can’t be replaced, especially if it has some association to a person. Nice concise SSS.